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30 Minutes with T&A

by Aleksa Mara & Tierney McCauley

Two best friends sit down every Friday to shoot the shit on hot topics voted by our listeners. We cover everything from relationships and wellness to culture and current headlines. Join us for a half hour of truth, opinions, stories and laughs.

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Episodes

  1. #16: How to Manifest 101

    Here's a brief episode on manifestation. We could go on for hours on this topic, but in this 30 minutes we condense it down to the most important things we want you to know about manifestation. We share tips, tricks and stories. The power of magnetism, energy waves, and how we know that...

  2. #15: How You Spend Your Time Says A Lot About You

    TIME MANAGEMENT: We have 168 hours/week. ~50 of those hours need to be spent sleeping. What do you do with the rest of the time? In this episode, we talk about ways to strategically and effectively spend your time. As a working woman with a 2-month old baby, and a serial entrepreneur with 3...

  3. #14: Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries.

    We're on a roll! This episode of 30 Minutes with T&A will break down the idea of BOUNDARIES. Did you know that boundaries are the key to happiness? We talk about why that might be. Hint: If you're able to set boundaries, you know what's important to you. If you know what's important to you, you...

  4. #13: The Power of Routine

    In today's episode we focus on the power of routine in all aspects of life; mental health, body health, creativity and work. We dive into the benefits of flexing all types of muscles using the power of routine while unpacking and identifying our own best practices. Good routines, bad routines…

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  5. #12: New Year, New Season of T&A

    We try a new format today, and we're calling it our new season! Because it is a new season (winter) and because we're giving this a 2nd (new) go! Every week, we'll bring a learning, a news blip, or an exciting discovery to the table and share them with the other person for the first time live,...

  6. #11: Only 3 Days before T gives birth

    We took a break but we've made it back on to the pod. Tierney's due date is on December 11th, this milestone of an episode was recorded on Tuesday December 8th. A asks T what it's like to live with a human the size of a watermelon inside of her body. T gives us insight on what it's like when…

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  7. #10: The Man Cleanse

    Today, we mix it up! A reads T a short personal essay she wrote about her journey with The Man Cleanse: no dating for four weeks. They discuss the piece, what she learned in the process, and the unexpected event that happened over the course of her "cleanse." This is an episode about self-love,...

  8. #9: All Her Life Milestones Happened During the Pandemic

    What does it feel like to get engaged, married, pregnant, and have a child, all under the umbrella of a Global Pandemic? Our co-host Tierney has first hand experience and is here to share her story. It all started with an engagement in March... Listen to Aleksa interview Tierney on what it's like...

  9. #8: Mega Facebook and Mighty Crocs

    Hey everybody! Our goal is to be your friends, every week, and keep you company during these uncertain times with our weekly chit chat! We won't let you down! Hopefully, you'll learn a thing or two while listening, too. This week we share some tech secrets, we break down what MEGA FACEBOOK is (If...

  10. #7: 2020 is Redefining What it Means to be a "Fan"

    Following up from our last episode, we share our fitness polls and discuss the new digital fitness tracker widespread addiction including a WHOOP vs. Apple Watch comparison. Aleksa breaks down OnlyFans to Tierney, an app designed for sex workers that has hit the mainstream, even making its way to...

  11. #6: The Digital Fitness Rise in the midst of Millennial Internet Culture

    Digital Fitness trends aren't going anywhere, and the gyms we know & love are filing for bankruptcy left & right. Tierney is a huge Peloton advocate, and she's not alone. Peloton has 3.1M subscribers and Peloton’s Q4 earnings showed a 172% jump in revenue, and it's connected subscribers were up...

  12. #5: Getting What You Want vs. Being Who You Are

    A mini-episode with A from T&A. In this episode, listen to A give a little ramble on how to show up for others, how to be selfless while holding your boundaries, and how sometimes being your best self means making space for your worst self. It's short, it's vulnerable. It's recorded solo, from a...

  13. #4: Finding Love & Keeping Friendship in a Global Pandemic

    Today Bumble announced it's going public with an estimated 6B to 8B valuation. On this episode, we discuss dating apps and how they work, which ones are better, and share some pro-tips. In doing so, we talk to someone who has first-hand experience: Tierney asks Aleksa to describe her experiences…

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  14. #3: Integrated Brain Machines & Katy Perry’s Baby Name

    Today we hop on to discuss Elon Musk’s Neuralink before his presentation later this afternoon. We ask the question, “would you want Elon Musk to implant a computer in your skull?” We call in esteemed Nantechnologist and UCLA physicist (and Aleksa’s step-dad) Dr. James Gimzewski to hear from a...

  15. #2: How to Start, Fail, and Keep Going with A of T&A

    Life throws us curveballs that we have to learn how to manage. Listen to Aleksa talk about why their second episode isn't a dialogue between two people, why she decided to record an episode anyway, and how to start that project you've always wanted to create. In this ten-minute quick intermediary...

  16. #1: Hi, Nice to meet you & Unemployment

    Welcome to 30 minutes with T&A! After six years of talking about it, we finally hit the record button on our first episode. Meet us, get the vibe, and don’t judge us on the cheap quality! Our favorite part is at the end, when Tierney asks, “did you stop recording?” Today we chit the chat about:...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Two best friends sit down every Friday to shoot the shit on hot topics voted by our listeners. We cover everything from relationships and wellness to culture and current headlines. Join us for a half hour of truth, opinions, stories and laughs.

HOSTED BY

Aleksa Mara & Tierney McCauley

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How many episodes does 30 Minutes with T&A have?

30 Minutes with T&A currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is 30 Minutes with T&A about?

Two best friends sit down every Friday to shoot the shit on hot topics voted by our listeners. We cover everything from relationships and wellness to culture and current headlines. Join us for a half hour of truth, opinions, stories and laughs.

How often does 30 Minutes with T&A release new episodes?

30 Minutes with T&A has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts 30 Minutes with T&A?

30 Minutes with T&A is created and hosted by Aleksa Mara & Tierney McCauley.
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